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fiscal cliff, it was widely assumed by republicans that obama and democrats badly wanted to avoid it. that was the premise that any possible agreement hedged on. that was the common goal, or so we thought. of the past couple of weeks, it has become increasingly clear to many of us that we were simply wrong about that. incredibly, many top democrats including the president seemed part perfectly happy to go off the cliff. that is why the president has been more interested in campaign rallies and actually negotiating a deal. it explains why the president is now stubbornly insisting on raising tax rates when he himself said just last year that you could raise more revenue from capping deductions and closing loopholes. them or balance. it's about an ideological campaign that most americans thought would have ended on november 6, and that's also why the president sent secretary geithner up here last week with a proposal so completely ridiculous it wouldn't have passed the house, as i indicated earlier, if nancy pelosi were still speaker. it was more of a provocation than a proposal, to be
fiscal cliff, it was widely assumed by republicans that obama and democrats badly wanted to avoid it. that was the premise that any possible agreement hedged on. that was the common goal, or so we thought. of the past couple of weeks, it has become increasingly clear to many of us that we were simply wrong about that. incredibly, many top democrats including the president seemed part perfectly happy to go off the cliff. that is why the president has been more interested in campaign rallies and...
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i do not understand why the republicans cannot meet the democrats in the middle over this fiscal cliff situation and get the people's work done. the election is over. host: what do you think would be meeting in the middle? caller: i think speaker boehner cannot control that tea party group because of a low turnout. host: what do you think would be a compromise? caller: i think they need to take social security off the table. it is and insurance program. if you buy an annuity, you get an annuity when it matures. that is what social security basically is. guest: i am a look confused. i am a registered independent. i've been with heritage for 14 years. i work with christina on other issues. there will have to be a compromise and it will have to be something that probably meet in the middle. defining the middle has been a very hard. when i start to talk about subjects i do not know, i get into trouble. we need to start the discussion in social security. we've treated social security that it has sprang from the head of franklin roosevelt and it never has been touched since. it is had dozens
i do not understand why the republicans cannot meet the democrats in the middle over this fiscal cliff situation and get the people's work done. the election is over. host: what do you think would be meeting in the middle? caller: i think speaker boehner cannot control that tea party group because of a low turnout. host: what do you think would be a compromise? caller: i think they need to take social security off the table. it is and insurance program. if you buy an annuity, you get an annuity...
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congress has a fiscal cliff over their head, and they chose to go on recess for six weeks. that is unconscionable. we have to set aside differences. we have to find common ground. as democrats and republicans, we have a lot more in common than what separates us. we all want our kids to succeed. right now, the political parties are getting in their way. we have to get back to that context where it is not about political party, but about taking care people and moving forward. here is how we do that cared leadership is not about -- hear is how we do that. leadership is not about blame. it is about rolling up your sleeves, locking yourself in a room and leading by example. congress has not been able to come up with a budget in over 2000 days. that is ridiculous. that is where this has to start. let's come up with a budget. there is a no budget to-no pay legislation that says, if congress does not do its job and pass irresponsible budget, they don't get paid. that is a step in the right direction paired i will co- sponsor that legislation which is bipartisan and hold congress re
congress has a fiscal cliff over their head, and they chose to go on recess for six weeks. that is unconscionable. we have to set aside differences. we have to find common ground. as democrats and republicans, we have a lot more in common than what separates us. we all want our kids to succeed. right now, the political parties are getting in their way. we have to get back to that context where it is not about political party, but about taking care people and moving forward. here is how we do...
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[inaudible] >> talk about the fiscal cliff and where you draw the line of. >> for many years the republicans have been very clear. we think with a spending and revenue problem in washington, d.c. the president has proposed his same bill proposals but had failed to receive any votes in the house and senate. but at the end of the day the principles that republicans have, especially conservatives, the idea that we do not need a tax increase to solve our spending problems. that is certainly my first driving principle. and we will move from there. >> if you want to know the alpha and omega of the budget condition, you need to know 3 numbers. 39, 32, 82. 39 percent cited the increase of inflation and population combined over the past 10 years. 32 is the increase in revenue over the same time span. despite the tax cuts. keepings pretty closely kic up with the inflation and population increase. the 82 is what is propelling us and with sovereign debt crisis. >> you know, the question i have been asking for the past year is, we keep hearing from the president and the democrats that they want a balance
[inaudible] >> talk about the fiscal cliff and where you draw the line of. >> for many years the republicans have been very clear. we think with a spending and revenue problem in washington, d.c. the president has proposed his same bill proposals but had failed to receive any votes in the house and senate. but at the end of the day the principles that republicans have, especially conservatives, the idea that we do not need a tax increase to solve our spending problems. that is...
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create jobs the republican way. >> to want to talk about the nation's deficit, the fiscal cliff, debt. given national debt of $16 trillion. we are facing difficult with. all that has, left as has what do we do about it? there has been more talk about could the two parties do a grand bargain? something like you might see with the simpson bowles commission theory where it is a policy that says it will have $3 a dose spending cuts for every $1 in tax revenue increases. we are going to cut tax rates and eliminate possible deductions. cut entitlements. it will be pain involved but it will work money off the debt. could you support that? >> of my own plans on the table. i want to be able to put in the same thing i did when i was governor. a proposal that said every state agency had to take a 5% reduction and then redesign the department terry apple to the same thing to the federal government. -- and then redesign their departments. i want to do the same thing to the federal government. if you give secretaries the power to reduce their budget or take 5% and say reorganize their budget, it wo
create jobs the republican way. >> to want to talk about the nation's deficit, the fiscal cliff, debt. given national debt of $16 trillion. we are facing difficult with. all that has, left as has what do we do about it? there has been more talk about could the two parties do a grand bargain? something like you might see with the simpson bowles commission theory where it is a policy that says it will have $3 a dose spending cuts for every $1 in tax revenue increases. we are going to cut...
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there's the fiscal cliff lumine. -- looming. i've read press reports the last couple days which have suggested some republicans were already saying we will agree to the tax cuts being ended for the wealthiest americans. >> i think a lot of those people you are talking about are not only leaders in the republican party but in the business community. they are making the mistakes and has been made by many others before them. and that is negotiating with themselves. they want to be seen as leaders. they want to be seen as nice people and agreeable and knowledgeable about the problem. and they are saying we will make this deal. and the guys on the other side that are sitting in the white house and up on the hill or in other parties are sitting there and saying just let them keep talking and after a while we will probably be in pretty good shape and get to where we want to be. >> is that the strategy? >> in this town it is. it's nice to appear to be want to -- it's nice to appear to want to be friendly. my theory is we don't let peopl
there's the fiscal cliff lumine. -- looming. i've read press reports the last couple days which have suggested some republicans were already saying we will agree to the tax cuts being ended for the wealthiest americans. >> i think a lot of those people you are talking about are not only leaders in the republican party but in the business community. they are making the mistakes and has been made by many others before them. and that is negotiating with themselves. they want to be seen as...
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and number of the budget committee will take your questions about the so-called fiscal cliff and other budget issues. representative rick larsen from washington talks about his bill to help voters. not have proper i.d. on election day. and we will look at irs data on who pays and does not pay federal taxes. "washington journal" is live every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. once a deputy assistant attorney general and the former head of the staffatf to down following the release of the inspector general's report on operation fast and furious. he testifies on his findings after investigating the operation that allowed guns to be smuggled across the united states-mexico border. that hearing is alive today starting at 9:30 eastern on c- span 3. >> we have got to crack down on china when they cheat. they manipulate their currency. [applause] they still patton's and designs. of counterfeit goods. and i know they want to be a responsible partner in a row of trade and commerce and have to understand they cannot take away jobs. >> he made money investing in companies that operated from here and went
and number of the budget committee will take your questions about the so-called fiscal cliff and other budget issues. representative rick larsen from washington talks about his bill to help voters. not have proper i.d. on election day. and we will look at irs data on who pays and does not pay federal taxes. "washington journal" is live every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. once a deputy assistant attorney general and the former head of the staffatf to down following the release of the...